I'd lean towards the Blade Nano QX. Easy to fly indoors, robust and fun. Switch off the safe mode stability and it's a handful! I think I paid $65 on ebay with extra batteries. I'd recommend that you get the bind and fly model and then pick up a used Spektrum DX6 or DX7 for $50-$70 so you have a good transmitter that can be used for a long while...or, if you get bored you can sell it for about what you paid for it.

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+1 Awesome quad for the money. Best part about (most) hobby grade stuff is replacement parts and customer support.

Blade makes the nQX and is owned and distributed by Horizon Hobby which makes multiple other types of quads, airplanes, helicopters, boats, and cars.

I'd lean towards the Blade Nano QX. Easy to fly indoors, robust and fun. Switch off the safe mode stability and it's a handful! I think I paid $65 on ebay with extra batteries. I'd recommend that you get the bind and fly model and then pick up a used Spektrum DX6 or DX7 for $50-$70 so you have a good transmitter that can be used for a long while...or, if you get bored you can sell it for about what you paid for it.

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Perfect. With all the options out there I was a bit :eek1 after looking at 'em. I don't want to spend a ton of money, but sometimes spending a bit more gets a much better value, ya know?

Yeah I crashed the Vtail. Doing some nutty flying to show a buddy what it could do - I did a hard tail drag (unintentional! haha) on the concrete which buckled the rear motor mounts and balled it up a bit. haha.. It was pretty cool looking but too much for epoxy to fix.

I just got the frame in the mail yesterday so I should be back together soon!

I got the new Motor/ESC/BEC for the VisionAire last night and got that thing working. Swinging a 13x8 prop on 4S it should be a powerhouse. Lunch break is in an hour, everything is in the car ready to go, and the sun is shining

Yeah I crashed the Vtail. Doing some nutty flying to show a buddy what it could do - I did a hard tail drag (unintentional! haha) on the concrete which buckled the rear motor mounts and balled it up a bit. haha.. It was pretty cool looking but too much for epoxy to fix.

I just got the frame in the mail yesterday so I should be back together soon!

I got the new Motor/ESC/BEC for the VisionAire last night and got that thing working. Swinging a 13x8 prop on 4S it should be a powerhouse. Lunch break is in an hour, everything is in the car ready to go, and the sun is shining

Consider looking at the wood Simplecopter Vtail frame or make one yourself. I dorked my Tricopter in (per the video) and broke the right boom, 2 props and cracked the tail boom. 15 minutes, 6 zip ties and some thin CA and I was flying again.

Thanks! Here is another vid from this evening. I didn't have time to fly right after work but I was able to sneak three batteries in before it was too dark. Hopefully I can get a few in tomorrow while the early morning light is nice.